Compensation

In an effort to attract, motivate and retain qualified personnel, the Village of Pinehurst maintains a competitive pay-for-performance compensation program. This program ensures that pay levels are externally competitive with appropriate labor market and internally consistent and fair. By definition, the program allows for more advanced salary growth through merit adjustments to those employees with higher levels of performance, through regular, timely and objective performance reviews.

The Village has designed market-based pay structures, which are reviewed and adjusted periodically. The Human Resources Department continually participates in formal salary surveys and informal pay practice discussions as a means of assessing the various labor markets in which we compete. Each regular position is assigned to a pay grade and each pay grade has a minimum and maximum salary amount. Position Classification and Pay Plan.  Salary is just one component of an employee’s total compensation package. It’s important to consider the many other benefits offered by the Village. 

Benefits

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In an effort to provide employees with quality of life at work, home, and in retirement, the Village offers a variety of benefits to its full-time, regular staff. Following are highlights of our many programs:

• Vacation hours accrual (based on work schedule and length of service)
• Sick day accrual (no limit)
• Twelve  paid holidays per year
• Medical insurance provided by BCBS at no cost to employees. Dependent coverage available at a cost to employee
• Dental insurance provided by Principal at no cost to employees. Dependent coverage is available at a cost to employee
• Vision insurance provided by Principal at no cost to employees. Dependent coverage is available at a cost to employee
• Life insurance benefit of $25,000 at no cost to employees
• Life insurance benefit of $25,000 to $50,000 (based on annual income) from NC State Retirement System
• Supplemental voluntary insurance (accident, cancer, short term disability, long term care, term life) available through AFLAC
• Police officers are allowed to take their assigned vehicles to their residence up to a 20-mile radius
• Flexible spending accounts
• Dependent care account
• Voluntary 457(b) plan
• Voluntary 529 college savings plan
• Voluntary participation in 401(k) plan (Village contributes 5% of base pay on employee’s behalf regardless of employee’s contribution
• Required participation in NC State Retirement System (Village contributes a percentage of base pay determined by the NC State Treasurer on employee’s behalf; employee contribution set at 6%)
• Tuition assistance benefit of up to $1,000 per year per employee
• Employee assistance program
• Employee courtesy discount
• Employee Referral Award of $300 for recommending a qualified candidate hired by the Village
• Discounted membership to FirstHealth Centers for Health and Fitness
• Employee Activity Committee events
• Longevity recognition
• Ability to join Local Government Federal Credit Union
• On-site fitness facility
• Safety program
• Parental Leave
• Family Medical Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Jury Duty/Witness Leave
• Military Leave

The following link leads to the machine readable files (MRFs) that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.

Transparency in Coverage MRF | Blue Cross NC